As the aged care royal commission continues to reveal deeply troubling cases of mismanagement and elder abuse, a new charter aims to shore up the dignity and protection of aged care residents. Released under the federal government’s aged care quality ...

Day five of the aged care royal commission saw a set of tense exchanges between counsel assisting Dr Timothy McEvoy and Leading Age Services Australia chief executive Sean Rooney. Rooney was taken to task by McEvoy over a number of ...

The year after the Government stalled aged care funding there was a marked increase in findings of “substandard care that would impact on the health and wellbeing of a care recipient”. During the evidence of the secretary of the department ...

“I’m sure if I had taken Bob to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in the state he was in, I would have been reported to the police.” That’s how Oakden whistleblower Barbara Spriggs recounted the injuries her late husband sustained at the ...

The health sector is making a considerable contribution to WA’s coffers, but this value may not be reflected in support for its workforce, according to a new report. To Health and Happiness: WA’s Health Industry Future, released by the Bankwest ...

The existing regulatory oversight of the aged-care sector has badly failed Australians and a new body alone won’t fix the issue. That’s what Labor’s message to government boiled down to regarding the establishment of a new watchdog for the sector. ...

Aged care bodies have today welcomed the passage through parliament of a new set of quality standards. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said the standards would intensify quality compliance across residential, home and remote care. “Under ...

Staying active can be a challenge for most people, but one group that may find this more cumbersome are older people or those with dementia. ACH Group has started a program where residents are offered music-based exercise classes to encourage ...